{"product_id":"a-writing-marriage-with-excerpts-from-blue-antiquity-hardcover","title":"A Writing Marriage: With Excerpts from Blue Antiquity - Hardcover","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eLori Carlson-Hijuelos\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eOscar Hijuelos\u003c\/b\u003e (With)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA uniquely styled memoir that blends fiction and nonfiction to illuminate the love, faith, and artistry of two American writers.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn December 1998, novelist Oscar Hijuelos and writer\/editor Lori Marie Carlson were married in the Riverside Church in New York City. One love story, one Pulitzer Prize, and one untimely death later, Lori is left to unveil the creativity and faith that were at the center of their marriage. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn a narrative of recollections inspired by the setting of a Lutheran cathedral library, Lori delves into the archaeology of their union. Her memories are coupled with excerpts from Oscar's unpublished opus, \u003ci\u003eBlue Antiquity\u003c\/i\u003e, which he was writing at the time of his passing in 2013. \u003ci\u003eBlue Antiquity\u003c\/i\u003e is Oscar's distillation of a lifetime of pondering human passion, familial love, personal identity, death, and eternity. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eA Writing Marriage\u003c\/i\u003e is a literary one-off in style and story that memorializes down-to-earth love and its endurance set against a background of bright lights and certain blessings.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eLori Carlson-Hijuelos is an editor, translator, and writer whose career began at the Americas Society in New York City. She is the anthologist of many books, most notable among them \u003ci\u003eCool Salsa \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eRed Hot Salsa. \u003c\/i\u003eShe is also the author of three novels, including \u003ci\u003eThe Sunday Tertulia\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eOscar Hijuelos was one of America's finest novelists of the late 20th century. He was the first American of Latino ethnicity, specifically Cuban-American, to win the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction for his beloved novel, \u003ci\u003eThe Mambo Kings Play Songs of Love.\u003c\/i\u003e Among his other works is his acclaimed \u003ci\u003eMr. Ives' Christmas, \u003c\/i\u003e which reveals his Christian faith in the tradition of Catholicism.\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 184\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.6 x 8.2 x 5.6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e May 12, 2026\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53376861307187,"sku":"9798888451786","price":37.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0300\/5595\/6612\/files\/Qp5HVUNot69798888451786.webp?v=1779310419","url":"https:\/\/www.vysn.com\/products\/a-writing-marriage-with-excerpts-from-blue-antiquity-hardcover","provider":"VYSN","version":"1.0","type":"link"}